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April 1, 2013

DRDO has proposed setting up of two Missile Test Ranges: Government

DRDO has proposed setting up of two Missile Test Ranges in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Andhra Pradesh and requests for diversion of forest land have been made, the government said today.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation
(DRDO) has proposed establishment of the test ranges at Rutland Islands
of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Nagayalanka in Krishna district of
Andhra Pradesh.
"A proposal for diversion of forest land in Andaman and Nicobar
Islands has been initiated by DRDO. A request has also been made to the
Government of Andhra Pradesh to spare unassigned revenue land and
reserve forest land at Nagayalanka," Defence Minister A K Antony told Rajya Sabha in a written reply.
On why the government is delaying the decision on this strategically
important requirement, he said, "Both the projects for setting up of
Missile Test Ranges are at the initial planning stages and land
acquisition process is on."
The Defence Minister said that the projects would be sanctioned after the proposals are cleared by the Environment and Forest Ministry and revenue authorities.
In reply to a question on construction of strategic rail and road
networks along the Line of Control (LoC), Antony said, "73 roads have
been identified as strategic border roads, out of which 61 roads have
been entrusted to Border Roads Organisation (BRO) with a total length of
3404.63 km."
17 of these roads covering a length of 612.51 km
have been completed while 25 are scheduled for completion by 2013. Rest
19 roads will be completed by 2016, he said.
Antony also informed
the House that 13 new railway line projects covering a length of 965 km
are also under various stages of progress in North-East region, Jammu
and Kashmir and Uttarakhand.
Replying to a question on
upgradation of ordnance factories, the Defence Minister said that an
investment of Rs 15,764 crore has been planned during 12th Five Year
Plan.

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